Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Shutterstock's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -21.63% for Q2 2026, down 28.15 percentage points from 6.52% a year earlier and down 21.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shutterstock's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.49%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three years, with a three-year change of -10.72 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.83% in FY2024 (-5.85 pp), 11.68% in FY2023 (-4.52 pp) and 16.20% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.00 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 0.61 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 28.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SSTK's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 0.00% (Q1 2026), 5.25% (Q4 2025) and 6.10% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,139.30 Bn | 3,896.82 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 18.61% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,802.48 Bn | 1,505.00 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 20.90% |
| 3 | Netflix | 295.38 Bn | 255.58 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 26.42% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.00 Bn | 66.78 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.37% |
| 5 | Shopify | 219.40 Bn | 196.59 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 143.37 Bn | 115.17 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 17.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 125.53 Bn | 58.58 Bn | - | 75.49% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.03 Bn | -130.74 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.69 Bn | 66.19 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 162.78 Mn | -476.73 Mn | 128.01 Mn | -21.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -21.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.64% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 116.92% |
API Access
Shutterstock Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SSTK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();